Eight separate IP addresses were linked to the two attacks, and one of those came up in both.
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News of the attack comes amid heightened anxiety that foreign hackers – particularly Russians – are trying to influence U.S. elections.
One of the officials claimed that “there is serious concern” that Moscow was trying to create uncertainty in the USA presidential election process.
Election and law enforcement officials say election systems in IL and Arizona have been breached by hackers, according to a report from CNN.
The FBI described the attack as taking the form of an SQL injection that allowed the hackers to steal 200,000 voter records from the IL board of elections. One IP address was connected to both attacks, according to Yahoo News.
Reid also noted the release by WikiLeaks in July of nearly 20,000 e-mails generated by the Democratic National Committee in which party officials discussed strategies to defeat Sen.
There is a growing concern among United States intelligence officials that hackers, who are sponsored by Russian Federation or other countries, may be launching an attempt to disrupt the upcoming presidential elections.
That letter, which notes connections between Russian Federation and former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort, was signed by Representatives Elijah Cummings, John Conyers, Elliot Engel, and Bennie Thompson, each of whom serves as the top Democrat on a House committee. “Elections are administered and conducted by state and local authorities, which means you essentially have a patchwork of systems across the country that maintain the records and administer these elections”.
In an interview, Calkin said the phishing email contained a malicious keylogger that stole the official’s login credentials.
The attacks caused the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue a “flash alert” to election officials nationwide earlier this month.
The stepped-up activity to protect states’ voter election databases comes as the FBI investigates a hack of the Democratic National Committee that resulted in the unauthorized release of tens of thousands of emails. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied any involvement.
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“I’m less concerned about the attackers getting access to and downloading the information”, said Brian Kalkin, vice president of operations for the Center for Internet Security. “I’m more concerned about the information being altered, modified or deleted”.
